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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003

Cheap Seats

The city of Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor Thirsty Thursday Softball Night on July 17 at the Amarillo National Dilla Villa. Tickets to the game between the Amarillo Dillas and the Fort Worth Cats are $3, but need to be obtained at the PARD office, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave., suite 201. For more information, call 378-9301.

Umpires Needed

The Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department is seeking people willing to umpire softball games in the fall softball leagues. For information, call Lonnie Barclay at 674-0266.

Twilight Golf

Fluorescent golf balls will be flying all over Canyon Country Club on Aug. 9 as twilight golfers will compete in a four-person scramble to raise money for the United Way's 2003 campaign.

The tournament has a maximum of 18 teams. Entry fees are $240 per individual team and $300 per corporate team.

Registration and a putting and chipping contest will begin at 5 p.m.

For information, call Randy Criswell or David McKnight at the Canyon Country Club, 499-3397, or call the United Way, 680-4395.

Entry fee is $150 per team and deadline to register is 5 p.m. July 14. For information, call 378-9301.

Volleyball Camps

High Plains Kaepa volleyball club will offer two more volleyball camps this month.

A Hit It Camp is today and Thursday. A beginner/intermediate clinic will be 9 a.m. to noon. The Advanced Clinic is 1-4 p.m. Registration fee is $100. A middle blocker clinic is set for 9 a.m. to noon July 11. Fee is $75.The Dig It Camp, for girls entering grades four through six, is July 14-17. Fee is $75.

For information, call 359-1367 or visit www.hpvolleyball.com.

Raider Rhythm Shootout

The second annual Raider Rhythm Shootout golf tournament to benefit the Randall High School Raider Rhythm Band and Band Booster Club, will be Aug. 13 at Preston West Golf Course.

The four-person scramble will be capped at 36 teams. The fee is $25 per person or $100 per team.

Deadline to register is Aug. 8, and entry forms are available at Amarillo-area golf shops, course clubhouses or by calling Ken Carriere at 359-0167. Registration is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., with a shotgun start at 5 p.m.

Streetball

Tip-off for the 2003 Streetball Challenge 3-on-3 basketball tournament is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in the 300-500 blocks of Polk and Tyler streets.

The tournament is open to male and female players. Entry fees are $96 per team with an entry deadline of 5 p.m. today.

An entry form for the 2003 Streetball Challenge is also available online at www.kidsinc.org.